Africa Health Report

NSCDC Deploys 275 Personnel for Independence, Zamfara Anniversary Ondo NSCDC commandant briefing journalists in Akure

NSCDC Deploys 275 Personnel for Independence, Zamfara Anniversary

Oluwatobi Adu October 1, 2026

ZAMFARA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 275 personnel across Zamfara...

Lagos Receives 35 CNG, Electric Buses to Cut Transport Costs CNG bus delivered to Lagos under Federal Government cleaner transport initiative

Lagos Receives 35 CNG, Electric Buses to Cut Transport Costs

Korede Abdullah October 1, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State has received 35 new buses powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and...

Group Rejects FG’s Proposed 100MB Student Data Plan Education Rights Campaign rejects proposed 100MB daily data plan for Nigerian students

Group Rejects FG’s Proposed 100MB Student Data Plan

Hope Ajayi September 29, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has rejected the Federal Government’s proposed 100MB daily data...

Tinubu Returns to Nigeria After Four Weeks in Europe President Bola Tinubu returns to Nigeria after European working visit

Tinubu Returns to Nigeria After Four Weeks in Europe

Oluwatobi Adu September 29, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is returning to Nigeria after a European working visit that...

Nigeria Opens 40m-Dose Veterinary Vaccine Hub in Lagos Nigeria commissions 40 million-dose veterinary vaccine cold storage facility in Lagos

Nigeria Opens 40m-Dose Veterinary Vaccine Hub in Lagos

Oluwatobi Adu September 29, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria has opened a solar-powered veterinary vaccine cold storage facility in Lagos with capacity...

Shettima Says Africa’s UN Security Council Exclusion Undermines Global Governance Vice President Kashim Shettima meets UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed in New York

Vice President Kashim Shettima meets UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed in New York

Shettima Says Africa’s UN Security Council Exclusion Undermines Global Governance

Mirian Gom September 27, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Africa’s continued exclusion from permanent membership of the...

Group Urges Nigeria to Remove Barriers to Contraceptive Access AAFP Urges Nigeria to Remove Barriers to Contraceptive Access

Group Urges Nigeria to Remove Barriers to Contraceptive Access

Mirian Gom September 27, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP) Nigeria has called on governments...

Ebonyi Urges Residents to Use Free Family Planning Services Health workers sensitising residents on free family planning services in Ebonyi State

Health workers sensitising residents on free family planning services in Ebonyi State

Ebonyi Urges Residents to Use Free Family Planning Services

Hope Ajayi September 27, 2026

EBONYI, Nigeria – Residents of Ebonyi State have been urged to access free family planning services at...

When Mothers Kill: What Mental Health, the Law Reveal Mother holding newborn as experts examine postpartum mental illness and criminal responsibility

Mother holding newborn as experts examine postpartum mental illness and criminal responsibility

When Mothers Kill: What Mental Health, the Law Reveal

Oluwatobi Adu September 27, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria- What happens when a mother who kills her child is also believed to be suffering...

Climate Pressure Fuels Land, Water Conflicts Across West Africa Farmers and pastoralists facing growing competition for land and water in West Africa.

Farmers and pastoralists facing growing competition for land and water in West Africa.

Climate Pressure Fuels Land, Water Conflicts Across West Africa

Mirian Gom September 26, 2026

ACCRA, Ghana – Shrinking water resources, degraded farmland and changing weather patterns are intensifying competition for land...

Nigeria

NSCDC Deploys 275 Personnel for Independence, Zamfara Anniversary

Lagos Receives 35 CNG, Electric Buses to Cut Transport Costs

Group Rejects FG’s Proposed 100MB Student Data Plan

Tinubu Returns to Nigeria After Four Weeks in Europe

Nigeria Opens 40m-Dose Veterinary Vaccine Hub in Lagos

Shettima Says Africa’s UN Security Council Exclusion Undermines Global Governance

Group Urges Nigeria to Remove Barriers to Contraceptive Access

Ebonyi Urges Residents to Use Free Family Planning Services

When Mothers Kill: What Mental Health, the Law Reveal

Climate Pressure Fuels Land, Water Conflicts Across West Africa

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